SpecialtyCare

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

Key contributions include: Promoting Surgical Safety : SpecialtyCare’s SFAs are adept at maintaining a sterile environment, managing surgical instruments, and ensuring seamless coordination during procedures. Their expertise reduces the risk of infections and complications.

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Platinum Meidcal Staffing

DECEMBER 16, 2024

They provide critical intraoperative support, assisting with retraction, suturing, and maintaining a sterile field. Registered Nurse First Assistants (RNFAs) are essential in complex surgeries like distal biceps tenodesis. Their medical expertise bridges the gap between the surgeon and patient, ensuring seamless communication and care.

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SpecialtyCare

JUNE 13, 2025

The sterile processing department workflow encompasses every step from the moment contaminated instruments leave the operating room to their return as sterile, ready-to-use surgical tools.

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SpecialtyCare

JUNE 9, 2025

The sterile processing department (SPD) and the OR work hand in hand, but they don’t always see eye to eye. Gregg is our Vice President for Service Lines Sales, and Marcy Konja leads and manages our sterile processing business. We need to create a culture where OR staff feel comfortable communicating issues with sterile processing.

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SpecialtyCare

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Ensuring Sterility and Safety: Upholding strict sterilization protocols to prevent infections and maintain a safe surgical environment. Assisting Surgical Teams: Providing direct support to surgeons and operating room staff by ensuring that all necessary instruments and equipment are available and functioning correctly.

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SpecialtyCare

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Assisting with patient positioning and sterile draping. Some of their primary duties include: Preoperative Preparation Reviewing patient medical histories and surgical plans. Ensuring all necessary instruments and equipment are available and functioning. Handling and passing surgical instruments to the surgeon.

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SpecialtyCare

MARCH 15, 2025

Sterile Processing and Instrument Sterilization 4. From sterile processing and perfusion services to intraoperative neuromonitoring (IONM) and surgical assistants, hospital surgical support teams are the unsung heroes behind every successful operation. Sterile Processing and Instrument Sterilization What Is Sterile Processing?

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SpecialtyCare

JANUARY 16, 2025

Sterile Processing Solutions Sterile environments are essential for successful organ procurement. SpecialtyCares sterile processing solutions guarantee that all surgical instruments and equipment meet the highest standards of cleanliness and safety.

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SpecialtyCare

JANUARY 12, 2025

Sterile Processing Solutions Why It Works: 3. Sterile Processing Solutions Maintaining sterile surgical instruments is non-negotiable in healthcare. SpecialtyCares sterile processing services adhere to stringent industry guidelines, ensuring that surgical tools are cleaned, sterilized, and ready for use.

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OR Manager

JUNE 30, 2025

Imagine an innovative, safe, and highly efficient OR not confined by walls but on wheels—crossing rugged terrains, bustling cities, and disaster-stricken areas to deliver life-saving surgical care in More » The post Mobile ORs can change the game, bridge gaps in surgical care appeared first on OR Manager.

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SpecialtyCare

JULY 20, 2025

Hospital sterile processing outsourcing has emerged as a strategic solution, with estimates showing the number of hospitals outsourcing SPD functions will triple over the next several years. Choosing the Right Partner for Hospital Sterile Processing Outsourcing Successful outsourcing requires careful vendor selection.

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SpecialtyCare

JUNE 21, 2025

Table of Contents Discover Rewarding Career Opportunities in Sterile Processing Why Choose Career Opportunities in Sterile Processing? As surgical procedures continue to increase and infection prevention becomes increasingly critical, career opportunities in sterile processing are expanding rapidly across the country.

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CME Corp

AUGUST 20, 2024

In this post you will learn more about: The Evolving Landscape of Instrument Sterilization and The Promise of Next Generation Steam Sterilizers For health systems, balancing patient care with instrument processing is becoming a real challenge.

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Trocar Supplies

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

To keep them functional and safe, medical professionals must follow strict sterilization and maintenance protocols. In this guide, well walk through how to sterilize surgical instrumentsspecifically trocarsand outline practical tips for preserving their longevity.

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The Circulating Life

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Happy Sterile Processing Week ! This week is dedicated to all of the hardworking sterile processing professionals tirelessly working to ensure that every surgical instrument is safe and ready for use. So I want to encourage all of you this week: Thank your Sterile Processing Team. Every procedure. Every Time.

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OR Manager

AUGUST 28, 2024

For many in the healthcare industry, imagining surgery without onsite sterile processing seems unthinkable. Then again, performing total joints in an ambulatory surgery center (ASC) was unthinkable 10 years More » The post Offsite sterilization fuels onsite efficiency for lean ASCs appeared first on OR Manager.

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SpecialtyCare

APRIL 15, 2025

Defining quality in the sterile processing department (SPD) is a challenge for many healthcare organizations and hospitals. Most of the time spent on sterile processing is not about improvement but about fighting turnover and doing damage control when delays or errors occur. So what should be prioritized for the sake of this outcome?

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Jalal Surgical

APRIL 11, 2023

Why Sterilization is essential for surgical instruments Sterilization is crucial for surgical instruments because it helps to prevent the spread of infections and diseases between patients. Several Sterilization methods include autoclaving, ethylene oxide gas sterilization, and radiation sterilization.

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Anaesthesia News

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

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Sullivan Healthcare Consulting

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Sterile processing is boring. After all, if something particularly exciting happens in your facility’s sterile processing department (SPD), it’s most likely a sign that things aren’t going well. And when a sterile processing department can do that, they can ensure an elite level of patient safety and satisfaction.

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CME Corp

MARCH 12, 2025

Sterile processing departments (SPDs) are critical in both hospitals and surgery centers. They ensure that surgical tools and medical devices are properly cleaned, inspected, sterilized, and stored for future use.

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OR Manager

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Sterile Processing Department (SPD) managers and technicians know a thing or two about pressure. In a recent webinar covering sterile processing basics, Cori L. Ofstead, MSPH, president and CEO of Ofstead More » The post Why OR leaders should revisit sterile processing basics appeared first on OR Manager.

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OR Manager

JUNE 23, 2024

Reforming instrument reprocessing practices does not always end with the main sterile processing department (SPD). Holding clinics to the same standard adds to the challenge, whether they are associated with More » The post Scaling standards from sterile processing department to clinic appeared first on OR Manager.

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Jalal Surgical

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

What is the sterilization Of Surgical Instruments? Sterilization is a process aimed at eliminating or destroying all microbial life forms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, and spores. Various method s are employed for Sterilization , depending on the nature of the items or surfaces being treated.

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CME Corp

JANUARY 14, 2025

These infections, often stemming from contaminated instruments or improper sterilization practices, pose a significant risk to patient safety and can lead to extended hospital stays, increased medical costs, and even loss of life. In healthcare, the prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs) is a high priority.

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ARC/STSA

JUNE 22, 2023

Our amazing educators met in April to support one another, share tips for starting a sterile processing program, and discuss how sterile processing and surgical technology programs can have a mutually beneficial relationship. Education is important to ensure proper sterilization. Here are some tips and resources to get started.

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OR Manager

AUGUST 28, 2024

Here, we apply this More » The post Water quality: 5 Ws and an H for sterile processing pros appeared first on OR Manager. Asking who, what, why, when, where, and how—otherwise known as the “5 Ws and an H”— is a time-tested way for writers and researchers to ensure comprehensive coverage of any topic.

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Jalal Surgical

MAY 15, 2023

inches) Material: ASI 420 stainless steel Autoclavable: Yes Non-Sterile: No Rustproof: Yes Tip: Sharp Handle: Ergonomic What kind of clamp is used for a Vasectomy? Vasectomy is a commonly performed surgical procedure for male sterilization. mm to 4 mm in diameter What is the common method to sterilize Vasectomy instruments?

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Incision

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Welcome back to our series on the inner workings of the Sterile Processing Department (SPD). In our previous article, "Sterile Processing and the Operating Room: Why Patient Safety Can't Be Rushed", we emphasized the importance of embracing the 4.5-hour Sterilization is the standard to ensure a patient’s safety.

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Incision

OCTOBER 3, 2023

A Partnership for Patient Care The Operating Room (OR) and the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) are two pillars that hold up the complex structure of frontline surgical care. This article works as a guide to understanding why sterile processing can't be rushed and why it takes time to ensure the utmost patient safety in surgical care.

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Perioperative Consulting

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Learn more about perioperative consulting practices in our perioperative blog

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Perioperative Consulting

JANUARY 17, 2018

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Perioperative Consulting

JUNE 20, 2019

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The Scrub Life

AUGUST 23, 2022

Listen to Chris Blevins discuss the Sterile Processing Microcredential with Hank Balch of BeyondClean.net To Listen To Episode – CLICK HERE Hank Balch, founder Beyond Clean To learn more about the Beyond Clean Healthcare Sterile Processing Microcredential CLICK HERE ASSOCIATION OF SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS

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SpecialtyCare

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

The sterile processing department (SPD) and the OR work hand in hand, but communication between the two can be disjointed and incomplete, resulting in unnecessary waste and preventable errors. OR Manager recommends a committee specifically to handle challenges such as when to use immediate-use steam sterilization. #4

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Perioperative Consulting

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Learn more about perioperative consulting practices in our perioperative blog

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Trocar Supplies

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Instead of counting out supplies and running an autoclave machine for hours to get everything sterile and ready for use, you can just peel open the top of a disposable tray and all the tools you need are right there. Take out anything that doesn’t work or is expired and replace each with a sterile, unopened version.

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